-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The northern Pakistani school where a teenage boy died while tackling a suicide bomber last week will be renamed in his honor , a top provincial official announced Monday .

The school will be named after Aitazaz Hassan Bangash , the 14-year-old boy who authorities say saved an untold number of fellow students by sacrificing himself at the building 's main gate , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province 's chief minister said during a provincial assembly session .

The ninth-grader was on his way to school January 6 in the province 's Hangu district when the bomber , dressed in a school uniform , asked him where the school was , the teen 's cousin Musadiq Ali Bangash said .

Aitazaz challenged the bomber and tried to catch him , and the bomb detonated when the two scuffled , the cousin said .

Aitazaz and the bomber died at the scene . Witnesses said the blast injured two other people . Iftikhar Ahmed , a Hangu district police officer , confirmed the details of the attack to CNN .

Hangu is a troubled district bordering Pakistan 's tribal areas . It is rife with sectarian violence , with attacks against Shia and Sunni Muslims .

On Friday , Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif nominated Aitazaz for the Sitara-e-Shujaat -- the country 's top civil award for bravery . The same honor was given to Malala Yousafzai , a Pakistani schoolgirl who survived being shot in the head in 2012 by the Taliban for her efforts to promote education for boys and girls .

The award is worth about $ 50,000 to Aitazaz 's family . A separate civilian martyr package provides another $ 5,000 in compensation .

CNN 's Saima Mohsin and Karen Smith contributed to this report .

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NEW : Bravery award will give boy 's family about $ 5,000

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Pakistani teenage boy died while tackling a suicide bomber

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School will be named in honor of Aitazaz Hassan Bangash , provincial official says

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Teen challenged the bomber , and bomb detonated when the two scuffled , relative says